Once upon a time we sold our house and moved into a nearby apartment complex. It was interesting adjusting to living in 1/5th the amount of space. There were some significant differences in how much free time we had available. Maintenance is handled by placing a phone call. It doesn't require any time on my part to try to fix something or to locate and hire a repair person. Snow removal is done by the apartment managers. I don't have to get up early to shovel. Less house to clean. It is a lot faster to clean 500 sq ft. than 2,500. Less paperwork. While it didn't take up too much time, there is definitely more paperwork involving a house. Of course, I still miss our house … [Read more...] about Productive Housing
Archives for December 2005
Paperless Office
There is a stack of papers on my desk in need of filing (review, signatures, etc). Today, as I prepared to tackle the mundane job of sorting through all the paper, I wondered what became of the paperless office that new technology was supposed to enable. I'm practical. I don't think we are going to ever do away with paper entirely. But as I looked at the stack, I thought there had to be a better way to deal with all this information. I decided to go through the paper and see how much of it could actually be handled better in a "paperless" way. What follows is a list of my notes on how I can make my life more paperless: Blockbuster Online DVD - While this isn't necessarily … [Read more...] about Paperless Office